By Sanny Liao, IFTTT
As the Internet of Things (IOT) becomes more mainstream, we are seeing a similar shift in the usage of IOT products by our users at IFTTT. This talk will focus on the growth of IOT, the emotional responses to IOT, and interesting adoption trends that we see among different groups of people.
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The Internet of Things
Sanny Liao
Senior Data Scientist @IFTTT
Wrangle 2016
2. C O N F I D E N T I A L A N D P R O P R I E T A R Y 2C O N F I D E N T I A L A N D P R O P R I E T A R Y
The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of physical devices,
vehicles, buildings and other items—embedded with electronics,
software, sensors, actuators, and network connectivity that enable
these objects to collect and exchange data
- Wikipedia (July 2016)
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We have been
fascinated by
a connected
future for a
long time.
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IoT products took off in the last 2 years
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27
41
70
113
162
0
45
90
135
180
WEMO MOTION
WEMO SWITCH
JAWBONE UP
PHILIPS HUE
FITBIT
NEST
AMAZON ALEXA
BMW
EVE FOR TESLA
Number of
Channels on IFTTT
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So is the adoption of IoT products
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163K
310K
530K
847K
1,291K
1,810K
0
500000
1000000
1500000
2000000
Number of IoT
Connections on IFTTT
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Which parts of our lives
have we seen the most disruption
from IoT?
7. Connected Home is the most likely starter
category for IoT users
2% 3%
8%
25%
62%
0%
18%
35%
53%
70%
% of IoT Users on IFTTT by Starter Category
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Percent of IoT connections on IFTTT
Connected
Car
3%
Security &
Monitoring
4%
DIY
Electronics
7%
Fitness and
Wearables
21%
Connected
Home
65%
9. But users of Security and Monitoring are the most well-
connected IOT users
3.74
3.46
2.29 2.10 2.23
0%
95%
190%
285%
380%
475%
Avg IoT Connections Per User
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Top countries by IOT adoption
http://blog.ifttt.com/post/146612983
078/the-internet-of-things-on-ifttt
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People want their
connected
devices to have a
schedule
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People want to
talk to their
connected home
devices using
their mobile
device
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People want to
understand what
their connected
devices do.
Period.